James Comey testifies on Trump and Russia before Senate Intelligence Committee

Former FBI Director James Comey is testifying today before the Senate Intelligence Committee as part of its investigation into possible ties between the Trump campaign and the Russian government.

Comey, who was fired last month, in his written testimony described numerous conversations he had with President-elect and President Donald Trump between January and April, when Trump allegedly asked Comey to swear loyalty to him and drop the FBI investigation into Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to the president.

After remaining largely silent on the past weekend’s violence in Virginia, Gov. Paul LePage erupted Thursday on the radio. Maine’s Republican governor echoed President Donald Trump’s reaction to the Charlottesville conflict, assigning equal blame to white supremacists and counter-protesters who showed up to oppose a rally against removing a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. […]